July 2021 brings the 80th birthday of the Italian conductor Riccardo Muti. Passion, precision and fidelity to the score have always been hallmarks of his interpretations. He first rose to major international prominence 50 years ago, in August 1971, when he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival. The New York Times, naming him “one of the last lions of podium glamour”, has described him as “a charismatic Italian who can draw the best from musicians”.

The recordings in this monumental 91-CD box bear witness to Muti’s long and loyal associations with the Wiener Philharmoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano, and to his status as an honoured guest with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks.

Focusing on orchestral, choral and vocal works, the collection spans the period from 1973 to 2007 and encompasses a rich and varied repertoire. It also features an audio documentary, made in 2020, celebrating Muti’s outstandingly productive period with the Philharmonia.

• Requiem In D Minor, For Male Chorus And Orchestra 52:04
• Symphony No. 1 In G Minor "Winter Daydreams", Op. 13 42:54
• Symphony No. 3 In A Minore "Scottish", Op. 56 44:19
• 3-5 Meeresstille Und Glückliche Fahrt (=Calm Sea And Prosperous Voyage), Overture, Op. 27 12:32
• 4-1 Nabucco, Overture 7:13
• 4-2 Giovanna d'Arco, Overture 7:42
• 4-3 La Battaglia di Legnano, Overture 9:12
• 4-4 Luisa Miller, Overture 5:41
• 4-5 I Vespri Siciliani, Overture 8:20
• 4-6 La Forza Del Destino, Overture 7:13
• Symphony No. 25 In G Minor, K 183 21:42
• Symphony No. 29 In A Major, K 201 24:18
• Symphony No. 9 in E Minor "From the New World", Op. 95 41:42
• Symphony No. 4 In A Major "Italian", Op. 90 29:19
• Symphony No. 4 In D Minor, Op. 120 31:46
• Magnificat in G Minor, RV 611 (Ed. Malipiero) 21:28
• Gloria in D Major, RV 589 (Ed. Malipiero) 29:32
• 9-1 Romeo And Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42 19:37
• Symphony No. 2 In C Minor "Little Russian", Op. 17 32:15
• Symphony No. 3 In D Major "Polish", Op. 29 43:39
• Ivan The Terrible, Film Music, Op. 116, Arranged In The Form Of An Oratorio 74:16
• Sinfonietta In A Major, Op. 5/48 21:29
• Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37 37:19
• 13-4 Andante Favori In F Major, WoO 57 7:53
• Symphony No. 2 In C Major, Op. 61 36:48
• 14-5 Hermann Und Dorothea, Overture In B Minor, Op. 136 9:08
• Tableaux d'Une Exposition, M.A24 31:21
• L'Oiseau de Feu (=The Firebird), Ballet Suite (1919) 19:41
• Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92 42:54
• Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64 47:49
• 18-1 La Scala Ci Seta (=The Silken Ladder), Overture 5:51
• 18-2 Il Barbiere Di Siviglia (=The Barber Of Seville), Overture 7:00
• 18-3 Semiramide, Overture 11:42
• 18-4 Il Viaggio A Reims (=The Journey To Rheims), Overture 7:43
• 18-5 L'Assedio Di Corinto (=The Siege Of Corinth), Overture 8:30
• 18-6 Guillaume Tell (=William Tell) 11:29
• 19-1 Overture To Schiller's "Die Braut von Messina" In C Minor, Op. 100 7:44
• Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major "Rhenish", Op. 97 35:58
• I Vespri Siciliani, Opera, Act Three - The Four Seasons, Ballet 29:49
• Macbeth, Opera, Act Three - Ballets 14:36
• Aida, Opera, Act Two - Ballets 7:09
• Symphony No. 1 In B-Flat Major "Spring", Op. 38 33:45
• Symphony No. 5 In D Major "Reformation", Op. 107 32:05
• Le Scare Du Printemps (The Rite Of Spring), Tableaux de la Russie Païenne En Deux Parties
• Part 1 L'Adoration de la Terre (=Adoration Of The Earth) 15:24
• Part 2 Le Sacrifice (=The Sacrifice) 17:37
• Symphony No. 6 In F Major "Pastoral", Op. 68 42:23
• Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36 39:44
• Messa Da Requiem 86:15
• Carmina Burana 59:18
• Piano Concerto No. 22 In E-Flat Major, K 482 34:41
• Symphony No. 2 In B-Flat Major, K 182 10:23
• Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 37:28
• Symphony No. 6 In B Minor "Pathétique", Op. 74 46:17
• 31-1 España, Rhapsody For Orchestra 6:12
• Rapsodie Espagnole, M.54 15:40
• El Sombrero De Tres Picos (=The Three Cornered Hat) 21:55
• Requiem in C Minor "À La Mémoire de Louis XVI" 48:56
• 33-1 1812 Overture, Op. 49 15:33
• Serenade For Strings In C Major, Op. 48 30:35
• Romeo And Juliet, Op. 64, Ballet Suites No. 1 & 2
• Suite No. 1, Op. 64bis 26:29
• Suito No. 2, Op. 64ter 26:23
• Pétrouchka, Scènes Burlesques En Quatre Tableaux (=Burlesque In Four Scenes) (Orchestration 1947) 33:35
• Manfred Symphony, Op. 58 58:25
• Symphony In D Minor, FWV 48 40:42
• 37-4 Le Chasseur Maudit, Symphonic Poem, FWV 44 15:21
• Stabat Mater 61:9
• Violin Concerto No. 2 In D Major, K 211 20:40
• 39-3 III. Rondeau (Allegro) 4:09
• Violin Concerto No. 4 In D Major, K 218 24:17
• Scheherazade, Symphonic Suite After "A Thousand and One Nights", Op. 35 45:24
• 41-1 Bolero, Ballet, M.81 17:16
• Daphnis Et Chloé, M.57b, Ballet Suite No. 2 with Chorus 18:26
• 41-5 Alborada Del Gracioso, M.43b (From Miroirs No. 4) 8:06
• Violin Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. Posth. 29:38
• Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47 31:37
• A Faust Symphony, S. 108 76:42
• 44-1 Les Préludes, Symphonic Poem, S. 97 16:46
• Quattro Pezzi Sacri (=Four Sacred Pieces) 40:34
• Piano Concerto No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15 47:07
• Symphony No. 1 In D Major 56:30
• Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, Op. 20a, TH 219 30:28
• Sleeping Beauty, Ballet Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234 20:49
• Water Music, Suite No. 1 In F Major, HWV 348 34:22
• Water Music, Suite No. 2 In D Major, HWV 349 12:25
• Water Music, Suite No. 3 In G Major, HWV 350 12:15
• Messa Dell'Incoronazione In A Major (=Mass For The Coronation Of Charles X) 55:58
• 49-8 Marche Religieuse 5:12
• Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 In F Major, BWV 1047 12:44
• Trumpet Concerto In D Major, TWV 51:D 7 9:53
• Trumpet Concerto In D Major, G.28 7:12
• trumpet Concerto In E-Flat Major, Hoc. VIIe/1 16:12
• Symphony No. 4 In E-Flat Major "Romantic", WAB 104 (Nowak Edition) 69:48
• Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 54:40
• Pini Di Roma (=Pines Of Rome), Symphonic Poem, P 141 22:03
• Fontane Di Roma (Fountains Of Rome); Symphonic Poem, P 106 15:22
• Feste Romane (=Roman Festivals), Symphonic Poem, P 157 23:51
• Symphony No. 1 In E Major, Op. 26 50:41
• Symphony No. 41 In C Major "Jupiter", K 551 40:27
• Divertimento In D Major, K 136 18:12
• Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67 32:45
• Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21 25:51
• Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat Major "Eroica", Op. 55 51:52
• 57-5 Fidelio, Overture, Op. 72b 6:46
• 57-6 The Consecration Of The House, Overture, Op. 124 10:06
• Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36 34:02
• Symphony No. 4 In B-Flat Major, Op. 60 33:25
• Roméo And Juliette, Symphonie Dramatique, Op. 17 H79 (1839) 95:52
• Symphony No. 9 In C Major "The Great", D. 944 61:23
• Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 30 45:42
• Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92 40:32
• Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93 24:51
• Symphony No. 4 In C Minor "Tragic", D. 417 32:12
• Symphony No. 6 In C Major, D. 589 30:16
• Requiem In D Minor, K 626 54:31
• 65-15 Ave Verum Corpus 3:26
• Messa Da Requiem 87:56
• Symphony No. 6 In F Major "Pastoral", Op. 68 45:31
• 68-6 "Leonore" No. 3, Overture, Op. 72b 13:56
• Symphony No. 6 In A Major, WAB 106 (Nowak Edition) 57:00
• Messa Solenne Per L'Incoronazione Di Luigi XVIII In G Minor (=Mass For The Coronation of Louis XVIII) 45:08
• Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 71:55
• Symphony No. 3 In C Minor "Le Divin Poème", Op. 43 48:25
• 72-4 Romeo And Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42 20:10
• Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op. 53 33:33
• 73-4 Romance In F Minor, For Violin & Orchestra, Op. 11 13:01
• Symphony No. 3 In D Major, D. 200 23:09
• Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, D. 485 30:17
• Symphony No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 29 47:55
• 75-6 Hamlet, Fantasy Overture, Op. 67 18:46
• Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18 35:57
• Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43 22:20
• Symphony No. 6 In B Minor "Pathétique", Op. 74 47:40
• 77-5 Le Poème De L'Exstase, Op. 54 20:01
• Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36 43:28
• 78-5 Prométhée, Le Poème Du Feu, Op. 60 20:48
• Symphony No. 8 In B Minor "Unfinished", D. 759 26:08
• Symphony No. 1 In D Major, D. 82 28:48
• Symphony No. 5 In E Minor, Op. 64 49:13
• 80-5 Francesca Da Rimini, Fantasy After Dante, Op. 32 23:12
• Symphony No. 5 In D Minor, Op. 47 48:31
• 81-5 Festive Overture, Op. 96 6:20
• Symphony No. 2 In B-Flat Major, D. 125 34:50
• Rosamunde, Overture & Incidental Music 26:20
• Poème De L'Amour et de la Mer, Op. 19 (Maurice Bouchor) 28:47
• 83-4 Une Barque Sur L'Océan, From Miroirs, M.43 No. 3 8:34
• La Mer, Trois Esquises Symphoniques, CD 111 26:04
• Concerto In F Major For Flute And Bassoon "La Tempesta Di Mare", Op. 44 No. 16, RV 570 6:26
• Flute Concerto In G Minor "La Notte", Op. 10 No. 2, RV 439 9:03
• Le Quattro Stagioni (=The Four Seasons), Violin Concertos, Op. 8 No. 1-4 From Il Cimento Dell'Armonia E Dell'Invenzione
• Concerto In E Major "La Primavera" (=Spring), Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 10:57
• Concerto In G Minor "L'Estate" (=Summer), Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 11:17
• Concerto In F Major "L'Autunno" (=Autumn), Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 11:33
• Concerto In F Minor "L'Inverno" (=Winter), Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 9:15
• New Year's Concert 1997
• 85-1 Motoren-Waltzer, Op. 265 7:25
• 85-2 'S Gibt Nur A Kaiserstadt, 'S Gibt Nur Ein Wien, Polka, Op. 291 4:00
• 85-3 Carrière, Polka Scnhell, Op. 200 2:33
• 85-4 Frauenherz, Polka Mazur, Op. 166 5:36
• 85-5 Hofballtänze, Walzer, Op. 298 10:17
• 85-6 Bluette, Polka Française, Op. 271 3:52
• 85-7 Die Bajadere, Polka Schnell, Op. 351 2:29
• 86-1 Leichte Kavallerie, Overture 7:12
• 86-2 Freuet Euch Des Lebens, Walzer, Op. 340 9:00
• 86-3 Patronesen, Polka Française, Op. 286 5:10
• 86-4 Leichtfüßig, Polka Schnell 2:41
• 86-5 Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op. 449 3:47
• 86-6 Fata Morgana, Polka Mazur, Op. 330 4:39
• 86-7 Russischer Marsch, Op. 426 4:20
• 86-8 Dynamiden, Walzer, Op. 173 9:52
• 86-9 Vorwärts!, Polka Schnell, Op. 127 2:30
• New Year's Concert 1997 • Encores / Bis •
• 86-10 Eingesendet, Polka Schnell, Op. 240 2:03
• 86-11 An der Schönen Blauen Donau, Walzer, Op. 314 10:44
• 86-12 Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228 3:38
• New Year's Concert 2000
• 87-1 Lagunen-Walzer, Op. 411 8:18
• 87-2 Hellenen-Polka, Polka Schnell, Op. 203 2:11
• 87-3 Albion-Polka, Op. 102 3:52
• 87-4 Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 114 7:19
• 87-5 Ritter Pasman, Op. 441-1: Csárdás 4:53
• 87-6 Mit Extrapost, Polka Schnell, Op. 259 2:24
• 88-1 Ein Morge, Ein Mittag, Ein Abend In Wien, Overture 8:24
• 88-2 Gruß An Prag, Polka Française, Op. 144 3:40
• 88-3 Wein, Weib Und Gesang, Walzer, Op. 333 11:08
• 88-4 Persischer Marsch, Op. 289 2:16
• 88-5 Die Libelle, Polka Mazur, Op. 204 5:02
• 88-6 Process-Polka, Polka Schnell, Op. 294 2:27
• 88-7 Künstler-Gruß, Polka Française, Op. 274 3:06
• 88-8 Marien-Klänge, Walzer, Op. 214 8:06
• 88-9 Éljen A Magyar, Polka Schnell, Op. 332 2:37
• New Year's Concert 2000 • Encores / Bis •
• 88-10 Vom Donuastrande, Polka Schnell, Op. 356 3:01
• 88-11 An der Schönen Blauen Donau, Walzer, Op. 314 10:03
• 88-12 Radetzky-Marsch, Op. 228 3:34
• Messa Solenne In D Minor (Per Il Principe Esterhazy) 77:10
• Missa Solemnis In E Major 40:24
• Two Motets 10:13
• Bonus CD - Documentary 'Muti And The Philharmonia - A Legendary Era'
• 91-1 Muti's Debut And Appointment To The Philharmonia (Mussorgsky/orch. Ravel: Pictures At An Exhibition (Promenade, And Gnomus)) 4:01
• 91-2 Building A New Future And Muti's Rehersal Demands (Verdi: Overture La Forza Del Destino, Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 (IV), Schumann: Symphony No. 2 (II), Rossini: Overture Guillame Tell) 14:53
• 91-3 Verdi Operas (Verdi: Aida (Prelude), Nabucco (Act 1 "Gli Arredi Festivi Giù Cadano Infranti)) 9:49
• 91-4 Large Scale Events (Prokofiev: Ivan The Terrible (Coronation Of Ivan)) 6:21
• 91-5 Relationship Between Riccardo Muti and the Philharmonia Players (Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony (I), (III), Symphony No. 4 (I), (II), Orff: Carmina Burana (O Fortuna - Fortune Plango Vulnera)) 19:11
• 91-6 Fastidious Demands For Dynamic Extremes (Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony (IV) 2:23
• 91-7 Conclusion - Muti's Lasting Legacy (Verdi: Overture La Forza Del Destino) 5:22